CULTURAL QA 2-2021-13 Being a compilation theremay be errorsQ1
Q1 How good is ahalf-hour daily walk for cardiac health? A1 Paul Ryberg December 26-2020 Medical Conditions and Diseases· Heart failure, Pacemaker for over 18 years, doing fine now. A half hour daily walk isexcellent for cardiac health. However. You actually have to walk thewalk. You can’t just plan the walk, although planning is good and you can’tjust talk about the walk, although talking is good. You have to get up and walk for that whole half hour. I do tai chi indoors; my heartcondition doesn’t allow winter walks. Today is Christmas; I led a tai chi classthis morning. Keep walking! You are doing theright thing. Q2 How wasthe Six's thermometer invented? A2 Anurag Kumawat, former student Answered 2h ago Six's thermometer is a registering thermometer which canrecord the maximum and minimum temperatures reached over a period of time, for example24 hours. It is used to record the extremes of temperature at alocation, for instance inmeteorology and horticulture. It was invented by a British scientistJames Six, born in Canterbury, in 1780;[1] the same basic design remains inuse. It is also commonly known as amaximum–minimum, minimum–maximum, maxima–minima or minima–maxima thermometer,of which it is the earliest practical design. The thermometer indicates thecurrent temperature, and the highest and lowest temperatures since last reset. Q3 Why doespedaling get easier when you are rolling down a hill? What is the sciencebehind it? A3 Colin Watters 16-2-2021BSC in Electrical and ElectronicsEngineering & Ex Glider Pilot, University of Southampton (Graduated 1981) On flat ground you have to pedalto overcome losses due to airresistance, friction in the bearings and the rolling resistance etc. Going down hill gravity provides thepower needed to overcome these losses so you don’t have to provide it. Q4 Did thedescendants of the Indian Rajas stay wealthy? A4 Amit Bhat Updated July 17, 2020 Pretty well-versed in thesubcontinent's history and culture As far as history has shown, not always. Let’s take a look at where someroyal descendants are today, specifically the lesser-known ones. Raja Brajraj Kshatriya BirbarChamupati Singh, Mahapatra of Tigiria:Raja Brajraj outside of his new home The last surviving former rulerin Odisha, this king cum shikari (‘hunter’) was known to have had a fleet of 25 luxury carsand lived with 30 servants in his palace. He held a strong passionfor hunting, having shot 13 tigers and 28 leopards in his prime. After India’s independence,however, this raja’s fortunes vanished into thin air. He lost his state’s taxrevenues. He had to sell his precious palace for £900. What did he get inreturn? A mere compensation of £130 a year. That too until 1975, when the Government withdrew hislast remaining royal privileges and of course, his only source of income. Today he lives at the mercy of fellow villagers, who bringhim rice and lentils for lunch every day. He calls his mud hut,covered with cobwebs and of degraded condition, home. A big jump down theladder if you ask me. Tipu Sultan’s Descendants: Chamanara Bewa (second from theright) and her family Revered as the “Tiger of Mysore”, Tipu was well-known forhis military genius, statesmanship and ultimately, his fight against thethen-rising British power on the subcontinent. But some of Tipu’s descendants today are far from fittingtheir forebear’s financial legacy. Take Chamanara Bewa’s family for instance. The family hasbeen reduced to a state of abject penury (a serious form of poverty involvingthe lack of basic human needs for the unacquainted). Many in the familyhave resorted to taking menial jobs like pulling rickshaws. This is despitetheir heirloom from one of the country's biggest and richest Muslim trusts, thePrince Ghulam Mohammed Trust. Princess Sakina Mahal of Awadh: The Princess with some familymembers The royal family of the Kingdomof Oudh, a princely state during the British Raj, once ruled over a plethora ofland in Central India. ThePrincess currently resides in Malcha Mahal, a now-dilapidated buildingonce known as a Tughlaq-era hunting lodge. After 9 years of continuous court battle, they finallybegan receiving a monthly sum of Rs 500. What do these unfortunate casestell us? People couldn't care less if you are of royal descent or not. Livingoff the work of your forebears gets you nowhere in the real world we live intoday. Things have to be taken into your own hands sometimes. My note- Ithink these are exemptions. As I know Travancore Royal family, Mysore Royalfamily etc are very rich now also Q5 What aresome facts about the ostrich? A5 Vibhanshu Goyal January 28 2021Works at YouTube Ostriches are so unique and different to any other animalincluding members of their own family – the Ratitae Family. They arepre-historic animals with many fascinating attributes. I want to share justsome of them with you. Here are a few Unbelievable Facts About Ostrich – theworld’s largest bird. 1. One Ostrich Egg is equivalent to 24 hen’s eggs. 2. One Ostrich Egg can take up to1, 5 hours to boil. 3. During the mating season(June- November) the male ostrich’s beak and legs turn red/pink to attract thefemale for mating. 4. Ostriches can’t choke on theirfood. 5. The ostrich brain weighs about40 grams and one eye about 60 grams. 6. The flightless ostrich is theworld’s largest bird. 7. Ostriches have three stomachs. 8. Unlike all other living birds, the ostrich secretesurine separately from faeces. 9. Ostriches are the fast runners of any birds or othertwo-legged animal and can sprint at over 70 km/hr, covering up to 5m ina single stride. 10. Ostriches’ running is aided by having just two toeson each foot (most birds have four), with the large nail on the larger,inner toe resembling a hoof. 11. Ostriches’ wings reach a span of about 2 metres andare used in mating displays, to shade chicks, to cover the naked skin ofthe upper legs and flanks to conserve heat, and as “rudders” to help themchange direction while running. 12. When threatened ostriches run although theirpowerful, long legs can be formidable weapons, capable of killing ahuman or a potential predator like a lion with a forward kick. Q6 How was the goddess Saraswati born? A6 Aryan Parashar October 5-2020 Goddess Saraswati was never born. She is one of theSupreme manifestations of Aadi Parashakti. Saraswati was the form ofBhagvatī when she married Brahmā As Mahakali,the Supreme Absolute,she is the destroyer of ignorance and ego, and the darkness that surrounds themind of the unlearned and lethargic. As Parvati, She is Brahmavidhya,the ultimate truth. As Lakshmi, she is Vidhyalakshmi,who provides wealth according to skill. As Vidhya, she is the formlessconcept of wisdom and knowledge in all of its aspects. As Gayatri, she is thepersonification of the Vedas. As Savitri, She is thepersonification of purity, consort of Lord Brahma. In form of Neela Saraswati Tara,she becomes a Maha Vidya. Maa Saraswati Bhagwati is theSupreme Being, She is Eternally Omnipotent and Omnipresent. Don't fall into pitiable falsestories that claim her to be “Daughter of Brahma”. Mata Sharda isthe most serene projections of Aadi Parashakti Lalitamba. All the above QA are based on Quora digest to meon 16-2-2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 17-2-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/2034919117.2153310.1613569800314%40mail.yahoo.com.
